Actors: That Wonderful What's-His-Name

Playwright Neil Simon (Barefoot in the
Park) at a cocktail party two years ago when he spotted just the guy
he had been looking for. He walked over and announced: "You're gonna be
in my next play." "Who are you? replied Walter Matthau. Coming from
Matthau, those were brave words. Usually it's the other way round.

No one knows Walter Matthau. Oh, the name (properly pronounced,

Math-ow) may sound familiar, but, despite 21 movies, 21 Broadway plays
and 158 TV shows, it is mostly just something dimly recalled from the
grey of the co-credits. But no more. Because Playwright Neil Simon...